Oakland Christian 4 - Lenawee Christian 2  

The Railsplitters were paced by Justin Ritchey-3 goals, Brian Wilcox 2 goals, Will Peet, Jimmy Craven and Mohammed Kaba.  The game was called due to the mercy rule with 15 minutes left in the 2nd half.  Nolan Holmes earned his third shutout of the year with 4 saves.  Lincoln is now 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the SEC.  Lincoln next takes on Pioneer Thursday August 28th.

Farmington Hills Harrison 3 - Hazel Park 3
Hazel Park jumped out to a 3-1 halftime lead against the Hawks (0-0-1 OAAIII, 0-0-1 overall).  Evan Hayden’s move to forward sparked a 2nd half Hawk rally leading to 2 goals in a 3 minute span tie the game.  Dane Laird (unassisted), Andrew Kuelbs (from Max Trotz) and Max Trotz scored for the Hawks.  Ryan Roberts made a key diving save with 4 minutes remaining to preserve the tie.   Shots:  FHH – 9, HP 9.

August 25th

L'Anse Creuse North 1 - Warren Mott 0
L'Anse Creuse North v. @Warren Mott. 1st Half Scoring - (G) 33:12 LCN Pat Yaghnam assisted by Kyle Formanczyk and Scott Claeson. Halftime - L'Anse Creuse North 1 -Warren Mott 0. 2nd Half Scoring - None. L'Anse Creuse North Keepers Jake Foster and Kyle Cauchon shared their 2nd shutout of the season.L'Anse Creuse North Overall 4-0. Warren Mott Overall 1-3.

Dearborn Edsel Ford 3 - Monroe 1
Monroe hosted Dearborn Edsel Ford in its first Mega Red Division match of the season, with the Thunderbirds prevailing by a 3-1 score. The contest was back-and-forth until Edsel Ford exposed the Trojan midfield at 24’ and scored 3 goals in a six-minute span to take a 3-0 halftime lead. Monroe came back with good pressure for the second half, and Paul Sulfaro hit the mark at 55’. In the next ten minutes, the Trojans controlled play but missed on two excellent chances. From that point the match was evenly competed. Final score was Edsel Ford 3, Monroe 1. Monroe is 0-1 Mega Red, 1-3 overall and travels to Southgate for an inter-division match on Wednesday 8/27.

Monroe JV 2 - Edsel Ford JV 1

Brother Rice 2 - Walled Lake Northern 1
Rice got on the board first on a goal from Peter Hensoldt with an assist going to Bryant White. In second half Cody Hall finished for Rice with White assisting again. With eight minutes left in the game sophomore Mike Ankoviak headed in a corner for the Northern goal. Rice improves their record to 2-0-1 and travels to Fenton for their next game on Tuesday 8/26/08 while WLN travels to Waterford Mott on Tuesday 9/2/08.

Woodhaven 1 - Dearborn Crestwood 0
In a Mega Red Conference game, the Warriors of Woodhaven gained a nice single goal victory over visiting Crestwood. It was a very hard fought game, physical at times but very entertaining. Woodhaven notched their goal at the 35 minute mark of the first half when Shane Theisen received a through pass from Tim Vella, carried it for about 20 yards, drew the keeper out and slid the ball into the bottom corner. The Warriors had a number of excellent opportunities but the Chargers played a good defensive game. HT 1-0. Second half, the Warriors pressed even more but the Crestwood keeper played did well to stop some of the quality shots. The Warriors did hit the crossbar and had a real nice goal called back ....the player made contact with the keeper ???. The Warriors defense once again played excellent, denying Crestwood the opportunity to really get into the game. Dustin Salliotte had the Warrior shut-out, his fourth of the season. Great performances from Warriors Dustin Salliotte, Vinny DiResta, Tim Vella, A.J.Bertani, Mario Konja, Greg Smiecinski, Zach Fuzzy, Tony Jonuzi, Alex Troisi and Zach Bennett. Warriors season record stands at 4-0-0 o/all and 1-0-0 in the Mega Red.

Woodhaven JV 0 - Dearborn Crestwood JV 0

Farmington 4 - Westland John Glenn 3

Birch Run 3 - Montrose 0
Caleb Szukhent started the scoring with an individual effort and a 15 yard blast. Birch Run played a very lack luster first half and after the break came out and put 27 shots on goal. Matt Grim scored on a corner kick that he hooked in from the flag. Caleb Slavik chipped one in with his left foot from 12 yards out hitting the inside of the post and bouncing into the net. BR dominated all the play in the second half controlling the ball. Br missed several scoring chances in the second half that would have broken the game wide open. BR Keeper Kyle Landon posted his first shutout of the year and had 4 saves. BR received a solid defensive game from Aaron Steinley, Ty Nalewyko, Barry Griggs, Brandon Switalski, Garrett Mead, and Lupe Ruiz. Team Super Sub Ed Szukhent played a physical game to take the attack out of the Montrose front. Half 1-0 BR, Shots 35-4 BR, Birch Run 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the TVC-East. Birch Run has outscored its opponents 7-2 on the season. Next game Wednesday 27 August 2008 Home against Garber.

Canton 2 - Novi 2

Walled Lake Western 3 - Livonia Franklin 0
After a scoreless first half with spirited play by both teams, Western's Alex Thomson scored two goals, and Stephen Magee added a third at the end of the game. Joe Deverteuil had two assists, and Raul Garcia had one. Blake Hunter had the shutout for the Warriors. Western are now 2-1 while Franklin fall to 1-2.

Grand Blanc 1 - Troy Athens 0

Novi Detroit Catholic Central 4- Notre Dame Prep 0
Goals- Josh Gatt (2), Blake Miglio, Nick Kristock Assists- Josh Gatt, Evan Garber, Mike Tolkacz, Jake Hodge.

Waterford Kettering 2 - Oxford 0

Ypsilanti 2 - Redford Union 1
In the opening of the mega blue game conference game both teams came out and played well. Redford found the back of the net midway through the 1st half. Ypsilanti had many opportunities but just could not find the back of the net in the 1st half. Redford Union got called on a hand ball 10 minutes into the 2nd half when George Pop made the PK. With about 15 minutes left in the game sophomore Brandon Frame put the ball in on his left foot and gave Ypsilanti the lead for the game. Ypsilanti's defense lead by Zach Myers held off Redford's late push to tie. Ypsilanti is now 1-0-0 in mega blue play. Redford Union stands in at 0-1-0 in mega blue play.

Ypsilanti JV 1 - Redford Union JV 0

Oscoda 5 - Ogemaw 3
The Oscoda Owls Soccer team played their second match Monday night, hosting the Ogemaw Falcons. Ogemaw came in with three matches already under their belts (0-2-1), but the young Owls took the action right at them. Oscoda scored twice in the first 10 minutes to take a lead. The Falcons scraped back and tied the match early in the second half before the Owls took command for good, winning 5-3.
"We got off to a GREAT start tonight and not our traditional slow start!", was Coach Gary Schneider's response. "We came right out of the blocks firing and controlling the ball. They made their big push at the end of the half and beginning of the second. We let them tie it up but then we came right back at them."
Jon Roach scored his first of the year, just four and a half minutes into the match, when he took a Josh DeOrnellas cross and muscled it into the net. Six minutes later Captain AJ Morse converted a Penalty Kick to give the Owls the 2-0 lead. Ogemaw pulled closer at the 28th minute mark when Robbie Kish netted the ball. Oscoda answered back in the 34th minute when Captain Ryan Clouse found a streaking Derek Boston with a long pass. Boston one touched the ball past the sliding Falcon keeper. Ogemaw drew closer with just seconds left in the half. Ben Wiltse floated a hanger over the Owl keeper for a goal. Ogemaw tied the match nine minutes into the second half when Kish netted his second of the match. Roach put Oscoda up for good in the 67th minute when he blasted an Captain Evan Dennis pass into the netting. DeOrnellas scored his third of the season, for insurance, in the 73rd minute. DeOrnellas, Clouse and Dennis all picked up assists.
Jeremy Smith and Coty Nolff shared time in the Oscoda net. Smith gave up two goals but made nine saves. Nolff gave up one goal and made six saves.
The Oscoda defense was led by Clouse with six steals and seven intercepts. Dennis had four of each. Skylar Thurston had six intercepts. Nolan Myles and Kyle McCausey each had four intercepts.
Oscoda improves to 2-0 early in their season and Ogemaw falls to 0-3-1. Oscoda will host Standish-Sterling on Wednesday,September 3rd at 5:00pm and then travel to Gladwin Skeels on Thursday, the 4th at 5:00pm.

Dearborn 5 - Trenton 2
Goals for Dearborn scored by Soony Saad (4) and Hamoody Saad.  Trenton goals scored by Jesse Stefani and Sean Calo; Sean also had an assist.  Dearborn record improves to 3-0-0, 1-0-0 Mega Red.  Trenton's record is now 1-1-1, 0-1-0 Mega Red.
 
Dearborn JV 9 -  Trenton JV 0
Mercy rule in effect at halftime.

Gaylord 4 - Cadillac 1
Big North Conference opener! At Gaylord. Gaylord is 1-0 in the Big North Conference and 3-0 overall and Cadillac is 0-1 in the Big North Conference and 1-2 overall.

Riverview 7 - Carlson 4
This non conference match was quite the entertaining soccer game. Riverview scored first in the 15' on a goal from Epamenondas Mihas. Riverview got another goal 12 minutes later thanks to Ronald Stewart on an assist from Eric Voetz. Four minutes later, Riverview struck again, this time Eric put the ball into the back of the net. Carlson then pulled their goalie Josh Dye for Andreas Gikas and put Josh on the field to try and provide a spark to a team that had been simply going through the motions of the match. This move paid off as Carlson got on the scoreboard themselves twice in the last 4 minutes with goals from Brandon Knott unassisted and Phil Johnson on a penalty kick after Pat Lancaster made a great run into the box and was taken down by Riverview defenders only 24 seconds later. Score at half time was Carlson 2 and Riverview 3.
Riverview struck quickly in the second half with a goal from Eric again only 3 minutes in. Riverview's Jordan Ingison answered with another goal in the 53'. Carlson finally answered with a goal of their own only 30 seconds later from Martin Delpaz on an assist from Robert Koss. In the 62', Riverview struck once again on a goal from Adam O'Callaghan. Only 3 minutes later, Riverview scored their 7th goal of the match from an assist by Ronald Stewart and goal from Eric (his third of the match). Carlson got their last goal on a PK from Brandon Knott after Josh Dye was taken out in the box on a good scoring opportunity. Final score of this exciting game was Carlson 4 and Riverview 7. Carlson is now 0-3-1 and has the a scrimmage with Trenton later in the week.

Carlson JV 2 - Riverview JV 0
Carlson JV won their match 2-0 for their first win of the season. The Marauders goalies (Adam Jones and Eddie Bramlett) never faced a shot on goal. The Marauders dominated this JV match and got 2 goals from Zach Mlostek, one assisted by Drew Kohn and the other assisted by Matt Tracy. The Marauders had many other shots just wide of the net. Carlson JV record is now 1-3-0 and face Trenton in a scrimmage on Thursday.

August 23rd

Coldwater 6 - Three Rivers 0
Goals: Sliman Ahmed 9th minute. Jacob Robison 19th minute assisted by Christian. Jacobsen Mohamed Asker 27th minute assisted by Brandon Buckley. Sliman Ahmed 35th minute assisted by Christian Jacobsen. Sliman Ahmed 54th minute . Anthony Dalo 71st minute. Shots on Goal: Coldwater 25; Three Rivers 9. Goal tender saves: 9 Evan Szafranski. Coaches Comments: Coach Shawn Smith's first game with Coldwater High School. "I think my first game with Coldwater High School has us off to a great start. The players are very offensively creative and seem to have a passion to play. I am looking forward to a great season." Coldwater's Overall Record: 1 - 0.

St Joseph 4 - Paw Paw 0
Visiting Paw Paw proved to be no match for the St Joe Bears as Ryan Robinson collected his second consective hat trick. The other tally came from sophomore Kevin Chaddock who finished a nice cross from Sean Verstrat. Senior captain Andrew Haumersen had a strong game in the midfield and captain Brian Mejeur picked up the shutout in goal. St Joe improves to 2-0 on the season while Paw Paw falls to 0-2. St Joseph JV 4 - Paw Paw 0.

Detroit Country Day Tournament
Round 2
Game 1:  Pinckney 2 - Detroit Country Day 1

Game 2:  Farmington 4 - Lutheran North 2

Game 3:  West Bloomfield 1 - Seaholm 0   (SO)

Game 4:  Northville 2 - Lahser 0


Huron Valley Lutheran Tournament - Final
Lutheran Westland 3 - Michigan Lutheran 0
Freshman Mitchell Boehm, senior Josh Kruger, and junior Gage Flanery scored for Lutheran Westland (2-0-0). Senior goalkeeper Micah Hausch made 4 saves to earn his 1st shut-out of the season. Michigan Lutheran falls to 2-1-0.

Gary Balconi Invitational
Game 1
Salem 1 - Dexter 0

Catholic Central 1 - Plymouth 0

U of D 3 - Ann Arbor Huron 0

Walled Lake Northern 1 - Canton 0
The men of Walled Lake Northern’s soccer team did something Saturday that they have failed to do in the school’s previous six years of existence:  they defeated a very skilled squad from Canton in the first of their three games in the Balconi Tournament.  When you only get two shots on goal during a game, it’s particularly nice when at least one of those shots finds the back of the net.  And for the Knights, Brandon Hall’s blast from the top of the arc to the top left corner of goal did exactly that in the 26^th minute of play.  It was far from easy for the Knights, however.  Canton kept pressure on the Knights all game, doing a good job of building from their back line and controlling play in the midfield for a good portion of the game.  With his offense failing to mount a legitimate challenge, coach Chris Stevanovic put several of his newer players in the midfield and up top.  Newcomers Nick Buglak, Michael Aravas, and Shane Cesarz teamed up with Kyle Rutz and Hall to bring a spark to Northern’s offense that eventually led to the game’s only score.  Midfielders Conner Noel, Danny Harris, Nick Naife, Matt DeCarolls, and Evan Kowalski helped Northern by winning balls in the midfield, bringing pressure into Canton’s end, and applying defensive pressure on a strong Canton attack.  The Knights’ tradition of strong defense continued as backs Travis McClure, Mike Ankoviak, and Garrett Breeding all made significant contributions to the team’s victory.  Kyle Huismann earned his second shutout in as many games, making several key saves.  Canton put seven shots on target and Huismann, with the help of his teammates, was able to keep all seven out of net.

Game 2
Salem 2 - Catholic Central 0

U of D 1 - Walled Lake Northern 0
 
Plymouth 1 - Dexter 0

Canton 0 - Ann Arbor Huron 0

Game 3
Salem 5 - U of D 1 (Finals) Salem wins tournament

Walled Lake Northern 1 - Catholic Central 0
Following a difficult last minute 1 – 0 loss to the men of U of D, the Knights came out strong against a powerful Detroit Catholic Central squad and earned yet another first by defeating Catholic Central 1 – 0 in their final match of the Balconi Tournament.  With a strong wind at their backs and a short, hard-packed field, CC was able to keep play in Northern’s half for much of the first half.  And when the Knights were able to break out of their own end of the pitch, they encountered a well-disciplined and stingy CC defense that did not give up a quality shot.  After the break, Coach Chris Stevanovic pulled Kyle Huismann out of net and put junior keeper Brian Johnston in where he made several key saves to keep the game even.  Shortly after entering the game at forward, Huismann received a pass just inside CC’s end of the pitch, turned, and played a “gate ball” diagonally between several defenders and onto the running feet of Kyle Rutz, who beat the keeper to tally the game’s only score.  The entire Northern squad, from the back line all the way up to the forwards, had very good games against a perennial state powerhouse.  PJ Tsurui had a strong second half, working hard in CC’s end of the field which helped alleviate some of the offensive pressure being put on Northern.  Freshman Brian Clancy, a JV player who was brought up to varsity for the tournament, helped an injury-riddled Northern squad by putting in a solid effort at midfield.  Huismann turned away all five shots on goal to earn the shutout, while Johnston also stopped the five shots on target that he faced.  The Knights are now 3 – 1 – 0 on the season.

Canton 1 - Dexter 0
Dexter is now 1-3-0

Ann Arbor Huron 5 - Plymouth 2

Westside Shootout

Eaton Rapids 2 - Shelby 1 
Eaton Rapids goals: Matt Chapman, Tyler Orr  Assists: Shane Zimmer, Chris Betz
In goal: Jake Masteller 5 saves

Stevensville Lakeshore 1 - Eaton Rapids 0  
In goal: Jake Masteller 6 saves

Eaton Rapids 1  - South Haven 0
Eaton Rapids goals: Chris Betz  Assist: Evan Stevens
In goal: Jake Masteller 4 saves. Eaton Rapids record 3-1

Portage Soccer Invitational
Caledonia 2 - Portage Northern 0

Portage Central 1 - Royal Oak 0

Saline 3 - Kalamazoo Central 0

Plainwell 1- Muskegon Reeths Puffer 0

Vicksburg 2- East Grand Rapids 0

Battle Creek Lakeview 2- Bridgman 1

East Kentwood 3- Stoney Creek 0

Grand Haven 2- Ann Arbor Pioneer 0

Forest Hills Central 8- Chelsea 1

Portage Northern 3- Saline 2

Portage Central 1- Muskegon Reeths Puffer 1

Royal Oak 1- Kalamazoo Central 0

Plainwell 4- Chelsea 0

Vicksburg 0- East Kentwood 0

Stoney Creek 2- Forest Hills Central 1

Caledonia 4- Bridgman 1

Ann Arbor Pioneer 5- East Grand Rapids 0

Grand Haven 7- Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 0

Forest Hills Central 3- Portage Northern 0

Chelsea 1- Vicksburg 0

East Kentwood 1- Saline 0

Portage Central 2- Stoney Creek 0

Ann Arbor Pioneer 4- Kalamazoo Central 0

Bridgman 2- Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 0

Plainwell 3- East Grand Rapids 0

Grand Haven 5- Battle Creek Lakeview 1

Royal Oak 1- Caledonia 0

South Lyon 5- Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 0

South Lyon 8 - Battle Creek Lakeville 0

South Lyon 2 - Muskegon Reeths Puffer 0
South Lyon is now 4-0-0 on the season.

OCS Opening Tournament
Summit 3- Shrine 1

Oakland Christian 2 - Genesee Christian 1
OCS goals Mitchell Dale (2), assists Caleb Stanko.

Summit 2 - Genesee Christian 0

Oakland Christian 7 - Shrine 0
OCS goal keeper Kramer Everett (5) saves, goals by Dylan Anderson, John Radcliff,
Chris Perrn, Jon Wilkie, Mitchell Dale, Jacob Stanko & Josh Miller. Assists (2) Jon Wilkie, (2) Jacob Stanko, John Radcliff, Caleb Stanko, Mitchell Dale.

Genesee Christian 3 -  Shrine 1

Oakland Christian 4 - Summit 1
OCS goals Jacob Stanko (2), Dylan Anderson & Mitchell Dale. Assists Caleb Stanko (2),
Mitchell Dale & Chris Perrin.  OSC Tournament Champions 3 - 0, overall record now 5 - 0.

25th East Lansing Invitational
Varsity
East Lansing 8 - Mt.Pleasant 0

Andover 1 - Brighton 0
Dylan Tuthill netted the goal for the Barons on a corner kick with an  assist from Senior Captain T.J. Mack.  Junior Captain Joe Wyzgoski  recorded his 1st shutout of the season.  Andover is now 1-1-0 (OAA  White 0-0-0).

East Lansing 1 - Andover 1
A battle between two of the top teams in D2 last year (#5 East Lansing  and #8 Andover) ended in a hard fought tie.  Andover's goal was scored  by Curtis Beachum on a well struck free kick.  Andover is now 1-1-1  (OAA White 0-0-0).

Brighton 9 - Mt Pleasant 1
 
East Lansing 3 - Brighton 2
 
Andover 8 - Mt Pleasant 0
Scoring for the Barons were: Will Neef 1 goal 3 assists, Senior  Captain T.J. Mack 2 goals, Nick Shabino 1 goal 1 assist, Kyle Taylor 1  goal, Matt Osborn 1 goal, Peter Yu 1 goal, Senior Captain Andy Wiese 1  goal, Curtis Beachum 1 assist, and Afonso Alves 1  assist.  Junior  Captain Joe Wyzgoski recorded his 2nd shutout of the season.  Andover  is now 2-1-1 (OAA White 0-0-0) and will be playing rival (last years  #6 D2) Avondale on Tuesday.

JV
East Lansing 1- Mt Pleasant 1
Brighton 1 - Andover 0

East Lansing 3 - Andover 1

Brighton 5 - Mt. Pleasant 0
 
East Lansing 2 - Brighton 1

Andover 1 - Mt. Pleasant 0

Detroit Country Day Tournament
Round 3

Game 1:  Detroit Country Day 1 - Lutheran North 0

Game 2:  Farmington 2 - Pinckney 1

Game 3:  Seaholm 2 - Lahser 1

Game 4:  Northville wins the Detroit Country Day Tournament beating 
the Lakers of West Bloomfield 4 - 0. Scoring for the Mustangs were Latif Alashe, Doug  Beason, John Donikian, and Nate Hrivnak.
Keeper Jarrod Daul earns his third shutout of the season.
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Cougars Cup
Tecumseh 1 - LCS 1

LCS 4 - Clinton 2

Tecumseh 5- Clinton 2

Monroe Saint Marys 4- Colombia central 0

Colombia Central 4- Adrian 0

Monroe Saint Marys 6- Adrian 0

3rd and 4th place
LCS 3- Colombia Central 0
1st and 2nd Place
Tecumseh 0- Monroe Saint Marys 0: Tecumseh wins shootout 4-1.

10th Annual MAC Fall Classic
L'Anse Creuse North wins the 10th Annual MAC Fall Classic hosted by South Lake.

L'Anse Creuse North 1 - Roseville 0
1st Half Scoring - None. Halftime - L'Anse Creuse North 0 Rosevile 0
2nd Half Scoring - (G) 1:18 LCN Fred Le Duc assisted by Derek Granum and Josh Osantowski. 1st Shutout of the season for Jake Foster (1 Save) and Kyle Cauchon (3 Saves). Roseville Keeper Danny Cooper had 9 saves. L'Anse Creuse North Overall 1-0 Roseville Overall 0-3.

L'Anse Creuse North 5 - South Lake 1
1st Half Scoring - (G) 19:00 LCN Josh Osantowski assisted by Blaine Sackett. (G) 16:00 LCN Kyle Formanczyk assisted by Pat Yaghnam and Scott Claeson. (G) 15:40 SL Chris Safar. (G) 1:40 LCN Pat Yaghnam assisted by Ryan Featherstone. Halftime - L'Anse Creuse North 3 - South Lake 1. 2nd Half Scoring - (G) 28:49 LCN Kyle Formanczyk assisted by Jordan Dorley. (G) 20:39 LCN Scott Claeson assisted by Kyle Formanczyk.
LCN Keepers Jake Foster 2 saves, Kyle Cauchon 3 saves. L'Anse Creuse North Overall 2-0. South Lake Overall 0-3

L'Anse Creuse North 5 - Warren Woods Tower 1
1st Half Scoing - (G) 21:00 LCN Kurtis Sparks assisted by Pat Yaghnam. (G) LCN Josh Osantowksi assisted by Zach Tollon. (G) 10:37 LCN Josh Osantowski assisted by Pat Yaghnam. (G) 6:24 LCN Pat Yaghnam assisted by Blaine SackettHalftime - L'Anse Creuse North 4 - Warren Woods Tower 0. 2nd Half Scoring - (G) 29:30 WWT. (G) 20:20 LCN Josh Osantowski assisted by Pat Yaghnam. LCN Keepers Jake Foster 3 saves, Kyle Cauchon 3 saves. L'Anse Creuse North Overall 3-0. Warren Woods Tower Overall 3-2

Traverse City West Tournament

Traverse City West 3 - Rochester 0

Traverse City Central 2 - Clarkston 1

Traverse City West 2 - Clarkston 0
Traverse City West is 2-1.

Traverse City Central 1 - Rochester 1
Traverse City Central is 1-1-1.

25th Annual Petoskey Invitational
Petoskey 0 - Warren De La Salle 0

Flint Powers 1 - Auburn Bay City Western 0

Petoskey 5 - Auburn Bay City Western 1

Warren De La Salle 4 - Flint Powers 1

Petoskey 5 - Flint Powers 0

Warren De La Salle 2 - Auburn Bay City Western 1
Petoskey won the Tournament. Petoskey is 2-0-1 

August 22nd

Carlson 1 -  Belleville 1
Carlson travelled to Belleville on Friday night for a non conference match. Carlson got on the scoreboard first thanks to a goal from Brandon Knott on a fast restart from Levi Hatfield about 30 yards from goal in the 23rd minute. Belleville continued to play tough and the Marauders could not put this game away. Belleville scored their lone goal in the 65th minute to tie the match on a goal from Steve Towler.  The game ended as a 1-1 tie. Carlson out shot Belleville 15 to 12, but couldn't get the ball past the Tigers keeper. Carlson called up JV goalkeeper Andreas Gikas at game time due to an injured hand of Senior Goalie Josh Dye. Josh got into the match on the field and gave a much needed lift in the intensity. Tyler Demitroff played solid defense for the Marauders while Brandon Knott and Pat Lancaster played solid as midfielders. Carlson's record is now 0-2-1 while Belleville's is 0-1-1. Carlson's next match is another non conference game at Home on Monday night against the Riverview Pirates.

Carlson JV 1 - Belleville JV 3
Belleville had a 2-1 lead at half and closed this match with a 3-1 victory. Scoring for Carlson was Drew Kohn on an assist from James Garner. Scoring all three goals for Belleville was Dan Gerrie. Carlson is now 0-3-0 and play Monday night at home against Riverview. Belleville JV is now 1-1-0.

Detroit Country Day Tournament
Game 1:
West Bloomfield 1 - Detroit Country Day 0  (SO)
Game 2:
Seaholm 4 - Pinckney 0
Game 3:
Lahser 3 - Lutheran North 1
Game 4:
Northville 4 - Farmington 0
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Ferndale 8 - Warren Fitzgerald 0
Ferndale got into the win column Friday evening with an 8-0 victory over Warren Fitzgerald. Goal scorers for the Eagles were Daniel Herrick with 2g, Anthony Brazeau, Brian McLaughlin, Michael Baugh, Michael Eby, Kyle Rose and Bobby Rheame each with one apiece. Getting assists were Dan Herrick with 3, Michael Eby with 2, Conor O'Meara and Kerry McLaughlin each had one. Up Next for the Eagles is Hazel Park next Thursday at home 7pm. Ferndale 1-2 Fitzgerald 0-3.

Woodhaven 3 - Southgate 0
In a Mega cross-over game, the Warriors of Woodhaven shut-out the Titans of Southgate Anderson by a score of 3-0. It was a hard fought contest. The Warriors carried the bulk of the play but a feisty Titan defense played very well keeping them at bay. The Southgate keeper also did a fine job with some excellent saves. Woodhaven started strong when Zach Bennett opened the scoring at the 5 minute mark from close range after receiving a pass from Greg Smiecinski. HT 1-0. Second half the Warriors pressed early but tired some and had to endure some real hard pressure from the Titans. During this period Warrior keeper, Dustin Salliotte, made several excellent saves to keep the Titans scoreless. With 14 minutes remaining, Shane Theisen, scored for the Warriors after receiving a beautiful through pass from Zach Bennett. After this goal, the Warriors regained their composure and were able to relax a little. Matt Pendrick scored the Warriors third goal with four minutes remaining. Matt picked up a through ball just over the half way line, supplied by Shane Theisen, and carried it up to the 18 yard line and slid it past the advancing Titan keeper. Dustin Salliotte had the Warrior shut-out, his third of the season. Great effort from Warrior players Matt Pendrick, Vinny DiResta, Tim Vella, A.J. Bertani, Tony Jonuzi, Lino LoDuco and Dustin Salliotte. Woodhaven season record stands at 3-0-0.........Southgate are 0-1-1.

New Boston Huron 3 - Grosse Ile 1
John Blazo recorded all three Huron goals assisted by Jorge Loyo, Jake Brewer, and Jeremy Summitt. Huron is now 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the Huron League.

Groves 4 - North Farmington 2
After a scoreless first half both teams came out ready to play in the second. Groves got on the board first when Patrick Rooney put a shot in the upper corner from 25 yards out at the 29:47 mark. Rooney scored his 2nd of the night just 9 minutes later after Adrian Davies went through 4 North defenders. Groves then took the kickoff away and scored their 3rd goal just 19 seconds later. Goal by Jordan Najor. North answered just 1 minute later with a goal by Paul Goulas to make it 3-1. Groves got their final goal with 3:47 remaining, Ryan Day finishing a ball off a corner kick. North got the last goal of the game on a great individual play by Eric Webberman.

Brother Rice 2 - Walled Lake Central 1
Rice junior Cody Hall finished a nice pass from Kevin Dzierzawski to open the scoring nine minutes into the game. Twelve minutes later Central senior Jordan Anderson tied it with assist going to Brad Lyons. With nineteen minutes remaining in the game senior Vic Capoccia got the game winner finishing a throw in from Adam Gorski. Rice moves to 1-0-1 while WLC falls to 0-2-0. Rice will play their home opener on Monday against Walled Lake Northern at 5:30 p.m.

Novi 2 - Brighton 0

Huron Valley Lutheran Tournament - Semi Finals
Michigan Lutheran 4 - Huron Valley Lutheran 3

Lutheran Westland 7 - Lutheran South 1
Senior forward Josh Kruger scored 5 goals and freshman midfielder Mitchell Boehm added 3 assists for Lutheran Westland (1-0-0). Tony Southorn scored the lone goal for Lutheran South (0-2-0).

Livonia Clarenceville 3 - Ypsilanti 0

"Battle at the Hive"
Game 1: Ithaca 3 - Laingsburg 2
Ithaca faced off against Laingsburg/Bath in the 1st game of the "Battle at the Hive" tournament and came away with the 3-2 victory. The 1st period ended with the score at 0-0 with Laingsburg outshotting and controlling possesssion but unable to score against the Bee's keeper Chris Anderson. In the 2nd period, Laingsburg struck 1st as Dalton Guggemos bounced a throw-in over the keeper and John Brown finished with a diving header. Ithaca's Tyler Rolph struck 4 minutes later to tie the score. Zach Robbennolt put the Bee's ahead 3-1 at the 9 minute mark. The match stood at 2-1 until the last minute of the game. Tyler Rolph struck for his 2nd goal with 40 seconds left in the match. 10 seconds later the Wolfpack's Dalton Guggemos sent a 60 yard shot in that bounced past the Bee's keeper for the 3-2 final Ithaca is 2-0 on the season. Laingsburg/Bath is 0-2 on the season Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 14 Laingsburg Goals: John Brown, Dalton Guggemos Laingsburg Assists: Dalton Guggemos Laingsburg Saves: Ryan Hannah 5 Ithaca Shots on Goal: 7 Ithaca Goal: Tyler Rolph 2, Zach Robbennolt Ithaca Saves: Chris Anderson 5

Game 2: Durand 5 - Stock Bridge 1

Consolation Game:
Laingsburg 8 - Stockbridge 0
The Laingsburg Wolfpack meet Stockbridge in the consolation game of the "Battle of the Hive" and came away with an 8-0 victory. The Wolfpack struck quickly with Dalton Guggemos scoring the 1st goal of hs 2 goals in the 2nd minute of the game off the 1st of Matt Johnson's 3 assists. John Brown tallied the 1st goal of his hat trick 10 minutes later. Laingsburg scored twice more in the 1st half off of Rysam Hurley's Penalty shot and another John Brown goal for the 4-0 lead at intermision. The 2nd period started with John Brown scoring his 3rd goal in the 1st minute of the period. Matt Johnson scored his 1st goal of the season and Ryan Bray scored his 1st goal of his high school career to end the game at 8-0 Laingsburg/Bath is 1-2 on the season and visit Lansing Christain on Tuesday, August 26th, followed by a visit to Durand on Wednesday, August 27th Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 16 Laingsburg Goals: John Brown 3 , Dalton Guggemos 2, Matt Johnson, Rysam Hurley, Ryan Bray Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson 3, Chase Stambersky, Ben Roberts, RyanHhannah Laingsburg Saves: Ryan Hannah 2 Stockbridge. Shots on Goal: 4 Stockbridge. Saves: Josh Kelley 1
Final Game: Ithaca 1 - Durand 0

Marquette Tournament

Marquette 2 - Alpena 0

Kingsford 1 - Alpena 0

Marquette 6 - Kingsford 0
Marquette is 3-0, Alpena is 2-2, Kingsford is 1-1

August 21st

Milan 3 - Jefferson 1
Sam Rowe scored 2 goals and freshman Matt McClaclan had a goal and an assist for Milan. Milan improves to 1 - 1.

Oakland Christian 5 - Notre Dame Prep 0
OCS goals 2 by Jonathan Wilkie one each by Jacob Stanko, Josh Miller and Mitchell Dale. Kramer Everett recorded his second shutout of the season. OCS is 2-0, NDP 0-1.

Dexter 4 - Chelsea 0
Dexter is now 1-0-0 (SEC 1-0-0).  Chelsea is now 0-2-0 (SEC 0-1-0).

Dexter JV 5 - Chelsea JV 0

Jenison 2 - Hudsonville Freedom Baptist 1
Freedom Baptist led 1-0 for the first 74 minutes of a non-league game until Jenison rallied to score twice in the final six minutes. Jenison's Tyler Fisher scored on a free kick with 3:49 left in the game to win it for Jenison. Blake VanderVeen also scored for Jenison. Ryan DeBoer scored at the 33 minute mark of the first half on an assist from Matt Hatch for Freedom's lone goal. It is the first time Freedom, a Class D school with an enrollment of 150 students, faced Jenison, a Class A school with 1,605 students. Freedom out-shot Jenison 7-4. Jenison is 1-0 and Freedom is 1-1. Jenison next plays Hudsonville Unity Christian on Saturday and Freedom plays Hopkins on Tuesday.

Avondale 2 - Berkley 0
Avondale (1-0-0) scored both of their goals in the first half. Brett Lentz had a great individual effort to score the first. Chad Gaffke scored on an assist from Ryan Williams. Avondale's defense, led by Bill Othman, Jimmy Miles, Enderson Mhilli, Brian Klusman, Jason Allardyce and Bryce Dobbins earned the shut-out with stellar defensive play. Avondale hosts rival Andover this coming Tuesday.

Bishop Foley  4 - Divine Child  0
Bishop Foley rebounded from a disappointing loss on Monday as they played a tremendous game from start to finish defeating Divine Child 4-0.
Junior Jonathan Weber opened the scoring off a rebound with 15 minutes left in the 1st half. Senior Ryan Gumbleton picked up the assist as his shot went off the post to Weber who buried the putback for the score. Junior Tim Oravetz added the 2nd goal 4 minutes later nailing a shot from in close shortside over the goaltenders head. The 2nd half was more of the same as Oravetz and Weber each added their 2nd goals. Sophomore Tyler Stephens added an assist. Sophomore Andrew Claucherty made 7 saves to pick up his first varsity win and shutout. The Defense in front of Claucherty was solid as Senior Kevin Lass, Junior Kurt Weiss and Freshman Brandon Rice all played well.
With the win, Bishop Foley improves to 1-1. The Ventures will next host Lutheran North next Tuesday at 7:00 pm.

Novi Detroit Catholic Central 8 - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 0
Josh Gatt 3 goals, 1 assist – Brandon Waterstradt gets the shutout- CC is 1-0-0.

Eaton Rapids 6 - Mt. Pleasant 1
Eaton Rapids goals: Bryce Richards 2, Adam Jaksa 2, Tyler Orr, Jake Zimmer. Assists: Shane Zimmer, Tyler Orr, Dylan Smith, Ricky Glasgow. Jake Masteller made 3 saves in goal. Eaton Rapids record is now 1-0.

Eaton Rapids JV 3 - Mt. Pleasant JV 1

Walled Lake Western 2 -  Westland John Glenn 0
Western controlled much of the possession, but John Glenn put on a spirited performance.  Nick Lewin and Adam Wright each had a goal and an assist for the Warriors.  Western are 1-1.  John Glenn are  0-1-1.  Blake Hunter had the shutout for Western.



Lake Orion's #19, Reed Losee,  celebrates his goal
Lake Orion 2 - Traverse City Central 1
Both Lake Orion goals were scored by Reed Losee. Lake Orion is 1-0 and Traverse City Central is 0-1.

Lake Orion Junior Varsity 2 - Traverse City Central Junior Varsity 1
Lake Orion Junior Varsity is 1-0 and Traverse City Central Junior Varsity is 0-1

Mason 3 - East Grand Rapids 1
Mason goals by Kevin Lounds, Mark Stewart, and Jordan Raab.  Assists by Kevin Lounds and Dagan Hammar.  In goal for Mason, Jacob Derby with 4 saves.  East Grand Rapids goal by Alex Kendall, unassisted.  In goal for East Grand Rapids, Matt DeLong with 2 saves and James Karsten with 14 saves.  Mason's record is now 2-0, East Grand Rapids' is 1-1.

Mason JV 4 - East Grand Rapids JV 0

Farmington  2 - Lakeland  0

Niles 5 - Otsego 1
Goals by Niles: Terrell Farrow (2), Nate Allison, Christian Rackley, Colin Freas.  Niles is 1-0 on the year.

Rochester Adams 2 - Bloomfield Andover 0

Alpena 8 - Sault Saint Marie 0
In Alpena, Alpena is 2-0 and Sault Sainte Marie is 0-1.

Tecumseh 7 - Ypsilanti Lincoln 1
Tecumseh advances to 1-0-0(SEC 1-0-0)---- Lincoln 0-1-0(SEC 0-1-0)

St Joe 4 -Vicksburg 1
The St Joe varsity started the season out on a positive note defeating host Vicksburg 4-1. Senior captian Ryan Robinson scored all four goals and the St Joe defense and senior goaltender Brian Mejeur kept Vicksburg off the board with the exception of a goal late in the first half. St Joe is now 1-0.

 Vicksburg JV 2 - St Joe JV 1
In a hard fought game Vicksburg defeats the visiting Bears 2-1 on a goal with less than 5 minutes to go in the contest. Scoring the lone St Joe goal was sophomore Joey Wolf.


August 20th

Roeper 2 - Ferndale 1
At Ferndale, Roeper opened up the scoring with a goal by Werner Roennecke in the opening minute and Il-Seok Lee finished off the game with a goal in the last 24 seconds. Ferndale lost a heartbreaker to Roeper on an own goal on a botched clearance of a corner kick with 28 seconds left in the game. Scoring for Ferndale was Michael Eby. Next for Ferndale is a home game against Warren Fitzgerald on Friday at 7pm.  Roeper is 2-0 and Ferndale drops to 0-2.

St. Johns 4 - Laingsburg 1
The Wolfpack hosted St Johns for both teams 1st match of the 2008 fall soccer season. St Johns passed the ball very well and controlled possession of the ball for much of the 1st half culminating in 5 shots and 3 goals by half. Scoring for St Johns were Will Carlson, Dane Bergstrom and Ian Baert. The 2nd period started with St John's Cody Schlegel scoring quickly in the 39th minute. Laingsburg/Bath's John Brown retaliated a minute later of the Matt Johnson. The rest of the second period was a possession contest as Laingsburg made some minor adjustments and was able to hold more possession and outshoot St Johns in the 2nd period. The end result stood at 4-1 for St. Johns. St Johns is 1-0 on the season. Laingsburg/Bath is 0-1 on the season and travel to Ithaca on Saturday, August 23nd to defend their tournament title in the "Battle at the Hive". Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 6 Laingsburg Goals: John Brown Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson Laingsburg Saves: Bobby Halick 3 St Johns Shots on Goal: 7 St Johns Goal: Will Carlson, Dane Bergstrom, Ian Baert, Cody Schlegel St Johns Assists: Cody Schlegel, Eric Ciolek St Johns Saves: Aaron Guarnaccia 4.

Trenton 1 -  Grosse Ile 1
Goal for Trenton scored by Hayden Wirtz, assisted by Brandon Chearhart. Goal for Grosse Ile scored by #12. Both teams improve their record to 1-1-0.

Trenton JV 3 - 4 Grosse Ile JV

Woodhaven 3 - Allen Park 0
Hard fought game between two Downriver schools. The Warriors of Woodhaven pressed a lot but were held at bay by a strong Allen Park Jags defense. It was the Jags who came closest to scoring in the first half when they hit the cross-bar from 10 yards out. HT 0-0. Second half, the Warriors had the edge again in possession but it took a while to break down that tough defense of Allen Park. At the 10 minute mark, Matt Pendrick scored his second of the season with a nice shot from 6 yards, assisted by Zach Bennett. Striker, Shane Theisen scored his first of the season at the 29 minute mark, after collecting a through ball from Zach Bennett. Shane notched his brace at the 33rd minute, assisted by Zach Fuzy. Dustin Salliotte had the Warrior shut-out...his second of the season. Excellent performances from Warriors players Dustin Salliotte, Shane Theisen, Greg Smiecinski, Zach Bennett, Tony Jonuzi, Sergio Gonzalez, Lino LoDuco, Matt Pendrick and Ryan Koscielny. Warriors season record stands at 2-0-0..........Allen Park are now 0-1-0.

Woodhaven JV 3 - Allen Park JV 0

Brighton 0 - Brother Rice 0

Dearborn 4 - Carlson 0
Dearborn Pioneers traveled to Carlson for a non conference match on Wednesday night. Dearborn wasted little time by getting on the score board only 16 seconds into the match by Hassan Saab. Dearborn scored again in the 28th minute thanks to Michael Depper. Michael Depper scored one more time in the half on a corner kick restart in the 36th minute. Dearborn took a 3-0 into the half time intermission. Carlson ad their chances late in the half and again in the first half but couldn't find the back of the net. Carlson had their best scoring chance on a breakaway run that was stopped by the Pioneer keeper. Dearborn added the last goal of the match in the 45th minute thanks to Ahmad Jawad. Carlson starts with an 0-2-0 record and next travels to Belleville on Friday for a non conference match.
Dearborn JV 6 - Carlson JV 0

South Lyon 6 - Hartland 0
South Lyon opens the season at 1-0-0. Hartland is now 0-2-0.

South Lyon JV 1 - Hartland JV 1

Oscoda 5 - Whittemore-Prescott 0
The 2008 version of the Oscoda Owls Varsity Soccer team opened their season tonight against the Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals at home.  This will be a season of change for the Owls.  A new coach, a new A.D., nine new freshman replacing nine graduating seniors, three new varsity soccer players and the first season with an Independent status.  Coach Gary Schneider, the three year girls varsity coach, begins his reign with the boys squad.
The Owls started their season off with a bang, blanking the Cardinals, 5-0.  Whittemore was held without a shot on goal the entire match.  Although Oscoda controlled much of the action, it took them until four minutes into the second half to find the back of the net.  Junior Captain, AJ Morse, moved up from anchoring the defense in the first half to the offense.  Morse rushed the net as soon as second half play began and scored on his second shot, unassisted.  Seven minutes later, Sophomore Josh DeOrnellas also scored unassisted.  Another seven minutes passed before Morse netted his second of the match with the help of fellow captain, Senior Ryan Clouse.  Newcomer, Senior Derek Boston, assisted  Sophomore Kyle McCausey on a goal at the 65 minute mark.  DeOrnellas blasted his second of the match to finish off the scoring.  Clouse and Boston each were credited with assists.
"We played the first half with a lot of opening match jitters and only managed five shots on the net.  The second half we started connecting our passes and the lanes opened up, resulting in 15 shots in the second half", was assistant coach Tim Colborn's take.
Clouse led the defense with five steals and two intercepts.  Sophomore Brandon McCausey followed with four intercepts and three steals.  Senior Shane Ruyts had five intercepts.  Junior Coty Nolff and Freshman Jeremy Smith split the goalkeeping duties. The Owls will host the Ogemaw Falcons on Monday at 5:00pm.

Valley Lutheran  2  -  Birch Run  1
The was 0-0 at the half with  Valley Lutheran controlling most of the play.  Birch Run Keeper Kyle Landon keeping his team in the game.  In the second half  BR is awarded a PK when Matt Grim is taken down from behind in the Box.  Szukhent converts the PK (67 min)to put BR up 1-0.  Less than a minute later  VL is awarded a PK on a holding call at the top of the Box. #12 Schriber makes it 1-1 (68 min).  VL #9 Weiss takes a long shot with the sun in the Keepers eyes and scores on a misplayed ball (71 min).  The young BR Panthers with only 6 upperclassmen on its 17 man roster pushed the 2007 TVC-East Champions to the limit.  Shots 28-11 VL;  Half 0-0;  VL 1-1 overall and TVC-E;  BR 1-1 overall and TVC-E.   BR next game  is home @ 4:30pm vs. Montrose.

Novi 4 - Rochester 0

Garden City 4 - Dearborn Heights Crestwood 0
Vaughn Frederick 2 goals, John Selenski 1 goal and 1 assist, Greg Shrader 6 saves for the shutout.

St. Mary Catholic Central 8 - Ypsilanti 0

Ypsilanti JV 4 - St. Mary Catholic Central JV 0

Rochester Stoney Creek 3 - Traverse City West 2
In Traverse City, Rochester Stoney Creek is 1-0 and Traverse City West is 0-1.

Gaylord 3 - Tawas City Tawas Area 1
In Gaylord, Gaylord is 2-0 and Tawas City Tawas Area is 0-1.

Gaylord Junior Varsity 3 - Tawas City Tawas Area Junior Varsity 2

August 19th

Hudsonville Freedom Baptist 12 - Fremont Providence Christian 0
Zach Gatlin had four goals and an assist and Ryan DeBoer also added five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in a lop-sided game at Freedom Baptist. Matt Hatch added four points (1 goal, 3 assists). The Falcons, a Class D team, outshot Providence 31-0.

Mason 6 - Williamston 1
Mason goal by Ryan Thelen (2), Qendrim Rexhepi (2), Dagan Hammar, and Jordan Raab.  Assists by Ryan Thelen (2), Qendrim Rexhepi (2), and Dagan Hammar.  In goal for Mason, Jacob Derby with 3 saves and Tim Lyon with 1 save.  Williamston goal by Nick Garza, unassisted.  In goal for Williamston, Landon Palmer with 7 saves.  Mason's record is now 1-0, Williamston's is 0-1.

Saline 1 - Livonia Stevenson 1
Game played at Saline.  Saline next plays Ann Arbor Pioneer.

Oakland Christian 8 - Rochester Hills Christian 0

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 2 - Chelsea
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea. Matt Barera opened the scoring in the second half on a pass from Sean Purcell. Senior Patrick Myers added a header fom T.J. Hurley. Brendan Cooper registered the shutout.

West Bloomfield 1 - Walled Lake Central 0
Uriah Polley (1) scored in the 21st minute of the 1st half with Dan Rosenthal assisting on the goal. Junior goalkeeper Jeremy Goldman recorded his first shutout of the year for West Bloomfield. WB: 1-0-0. WLC: 0-1-0


August 18th

Birch Run 3 - Caro 1

Junior Caleb Szukhent started the season off with a 25 yard blast into the upper far post midway through the first half.  Caro's Tanner Torrez headed in a corner at the 34th minute.  In the second half Caro came out strong and Birch Runs defense weathered the storm with great play from its Keeper Kyle Landon.  Freshman Matt Grim won a ball at midfield and pushed it up the right side and made a simple pass straight across the box to Freshman Caleb Slavik who took a touch and pushed it into the corner beating the Keeper.  Caleb Szukhent scored on a PK after Grim pushed the ball up the right again, beat the defender and was taken down in the Box. Birch Run Keeper Kyle Landon 11 saves.  Half 1-1,  Shots 24-12 BR,  BR 1-0 overall and TVC-East.

Woodhaven 1 - New Boston Huron 0

Opening game for both teams and a hard fought one at that between two local schools.  Both defenses played well and while the Woodhaven Warriors defense only allowed a couple of shots on goal, it was the Huron keeper who played a standout game.  Huron made the Warriors pay for having a very small bench.  Woodhaven carried most of the play in the first half but their finishing fell short.  Half time 0-0.  The Warriors were looking a bit tired in the second half and Huron started moving around more again,  their keeper, Zac Richardson stood tall.  The Warriors managed their first goal of the new season when Matt Pendrick scored in his varsity debut, after receiving a nice pass from Shane Theisen.  This goal came at the 29 minute mark.   The Warriors held on for the remainder of the game to secure the hard fought win.  Excellent outings for Warriors players Mario Konja, Zach Fuzy, A.J. Bertani, Tim Vella, Vinny DiResta and Nate Bayer.  Dustin Salliotte had the Warrior shut-out.

Trenton 2 - Milan 0
Goals scored by Gianni DiPoce.  Assists by Jesse Stefani and Sean Calo.  Goalkeepers Ian Sullivan and Alan de la Vega combined for the shut-out.

Trenton JV 5 - Milan JV 0

Birmingham Roeper 2 - Royal Oak Shrine 1
Roeper's Werner Ronnecke scored both goals with Ryan Zinser chipping in both assists.

Bedford 2 - Carlson 0
Carlson opened up their season at home in a non conference match against the Bedford Kicking Mules Monday night. Carlson got on the scoreboard first with a goal from Martin Delpaz, assisted by Justin Hunter in the 34th minute of the first half. Bedford tied the game before the half was over on a restart from a Carlson foul in the 39th minute. Both teams played a physical match with several fouls being called. Bedford took the lead in the 74th minute of the match for the final scoring in the game. Next opponent for Carlson will be another non conference match on Wednesday night at home against the Dearborn High Pioneers.

Bedford JV 1 - Carlson JV 0

Grosse Ile 2 - Ferndale 1
Gene Baugh scored Ferndale's goal on a PK in the first half. Up next for the Eagles is a match against Roeper on Wednesday at 6pm at home. GI 1-0   FHS 0-1.

Gaylord 5 - Cheboygan 4
Gaylord is 1-0 and Cheobygan is 0-1.

Alpena 2 - West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1
Alpena is 1-0 and West Branch Ogemaw Heights is 0-1.

Alpena JV 3 - West Branch Ogemaw Heights JV 0
Alpena Junior Varsity is 1-0 and West Branch Ogemaw Heights Junior Varsity is 0-1.

Ypsilanti Lincoln 4  - Madison Heights Bishop Foley 0In the season opener for both teams, it was a hard fought match until midway through the second half when the Railsplitters went on the attack and scored 4 goals in 9 minutes.  Sophomore Justin Ritchey led the Splitters with the hat trick while Senior Brian Wilcox tallied the last goal.  Junior Goalkeeper Nolan Holmes earned his first varsity shutout.  Lincoln next travels to Tecumseh in a SEC league match.

Walled Lake Northern 2 - Hartland 0
In a physical and often contentious match Monday evening, Walled Lake Northern’s men’s soccer team opened its season with a victory over the Hartland Eagles by a score of 2 – 0 in front of a large home crowd.  Junior Michael Aravas tallied the Knights’ first goal of the 2008 campaign at the 15 minute mark by beating Hartland’s keeper, Cory Bodziak.  Senior midfielder Brandon Hall set up Aravas to earn the Knights’ first assist of the season.  The second and final goal of the match came from senior PJ Tsurui in the 22^nd minute of the first half with a flick past the keeper to the far corner of goal.  Sophomore Kyle Rutz earned the assist by beating several Eagles players at midfield and sending the ball onto the feet of Aravas just outside the 18.  Considering the fact that this was the first league match of the season for all of the players, Monday night’s contest had moments of strong play from all of the players on the pitch. However, Northern’s head coach Chris Stevanovic told his players after the game that, while they came out on top on the scoreboard, he didn’t feel that they played a good game overall.  Yet for nearly a third of the Knights’ players, this was their first experience on the varsity pitch while the Eagles came to the match with a more seasoned roster.  Both squads displayed play characteristic of an early season match.  Turnovers hampered each team’s ability to sustain consistent pressure in their opponent’s end.  On a brighter note, Northern’s defense and midfield did a good job of keeping serious threats against their goal to a minimum.  Returning varsity team members Travis McClure, Mike Ankoviak, and Evan Kowalski paired up well in the back with newcomers Garrett Breeding and Nick Naife to stifle the Eagles’ offense.  Northern’s keeper Kyle Huismann faced six shots on goal and saved all six while the Eagles’ Bodziak stopped four of six shots on goal.  Huismann made a key save, diving to his right, midway through the second half that could have completely changed the complexion of the game. 

Country Day 2 - Goodrich 1
In a closely contested game, Goodrich opened the scoring 5 minutes into the game on a goal by David Garr, assisted by Bobby Short.  Ricky McCarthy scored on a penalty kick late in  the first half for Country Day.  Nick prys scored on a breakaway (assisted by ricky McCarthy) midway through the second half. County Day’s record 1 – 0.  Goodrich record 0 – 1.

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